Table 3.
Variables | Before the reform (2019.6–2021.12) |
Reform instantaneous (2022.1) |
After the reform (2022.1–2023.6) |
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β1 | SE | t | β2 | SE | t | β3 | SE | t | |||
Ln (Average expenditure per hospital admission + 1) | 0.003 | 0.001 | 2.65** | -0.122 | 0.038 | -3.18*** | -0.005 | 0.002 | -2.68** | ||
Ln (OOP per hospital admission + 1) | 0.007 | 0.001 | 7.59*** | 0.011 | 0.050 | 0.22 | -0.019 | 0.004 | -5.17*** | ||
Average length of stay (day) | 0.003 | 0.019 | 0.14 | -1.394 | 0.436 | -3.20*** | -0.039 | 0.022 | -1.75* | ||
7-day all-cause readmission rate (%) | 0.091 | 0.039 | 2.32** | -2.929 | 0.913 | -3.21*** | -0.166 | 0.050 | -3.36*** | ||
30-day all-cause readmission rate (%) | 0.149 | 0.038 | 3.89*** | -2.718 | 1.107 | -2.45** | -0.167 | 0.079 | -2.12** |
Note The significance levels of 1%, 5%, and 10% are denoted by ***, **, and *, respectively